Table 2
Selected characteristics of deaths with diabetes mellitus as underlying and contributing cause, by sex, Canada, 2004 to 2008
Table 2
Selected characteristics of deaths with diabetes mellitus as underlying and contributing cause, by sex, Canada, 2004 to 2008
Table summary
This table displays the results of Selected characteristics of deaths with diabetes mellitus as underlying and contributing cause Underlying cause and Contributing cause (appearing as column headers).
Underlying cause
Contributing cause
Both sexes
Males
Females
Both sexes
Males
Females
Average age at death (years)
76.2
73.7
78.9
76.7
74.8
78.9
Number of other causes (%)
0
1.4
1.5
1.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
10.1
10.2
10.1
6.2
6.3
6.0
2
24.5
24.4
24.6
19.9
19.8
19.9
3
27.3
27.1
27.6
24.8
24.7
24.9
4
18.6
18.5
18.7
19.8
20.0
19.6
5
10.1
10.2
10.0
13.0
13.0
13.1
6
4.4
4.4
4.3
7.7
7.6
7.8
7+
3.6
3.6
3.6
8.7
8.6
8.7
Average number of other causes
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.8
3.8
3.8
As % of all deaths
3.3
3.4
3.2
7.3
7.7
6.9
Source: Vital Statistics, Multiple Cause of Death File, 2004 to 2008.
